Huayna Potosi 6088m
Huayna Potosi is a mountain subrange in Bolivia with an elevation of 6088 metres. Huayna Potosi is within the following mountain ranges: Bolivian Andes, Cordillera Oriental de Bolivia, Cordillera Real. Its territory is within the Bolivian protection area of Tuni Condoriri National Park. It is on the border of 2 provinces: Bolivian provinces of Los Andes and Murillo. Its slopes are within 3 cities: Bolivian cities of Nuestra Señora de La Paz and Pucarani and El Alto.
Based on the elevation provided by the available Digital elevation models, SRTM (6058m), SRTM2 (6071m), ASTER (6055m), ALOS (6065m), SRTM filled with ASTER (6071m), TanDEM-X(6014m), and also a handheld GPS survey by Maximo Kausch on 07/2013 (6104 meters), Huayna Potosi is about 6088 meters above sea level.The height of the nearest key col is 4736 meters so its prominence is 1352 meters. Huayna Potosi is listed as mountain subrange, based on the Dominance system and its dominance is 22.21%.
| Name | Huayna Potosi |
| Altitude | 6088m |
| Lat/Lon | -16.2627,-68.1545 |
| Dominance % | 22.21% |
| Prominence | 1352 |
| Key Lat/Lon | -16.2152,-68.2127 |
| Key Col Alt | 4736 |
| Parent Peak | Ancohuma / Jankhouma -15.8539,-68.5408 |
| Dominance Class | mountain subrange |
| DEM Avg. Altitude | 6071 |
| ASTER | 6055 |
| SRTM | 6058 |
| TanDEM-X | 6014 |
| ALOS | 6065 |
| Maximo Kausch data | 6104 |
| IGM Chile | 6088 |
| First Ascent info | Rudolf Dienst and O. Lohse (Germany) - 01/05/1919 |
| First Ascent Source | BOOK: “Caca-Aca”. Die Alpen R 2, Bern AUTHOR: Dienst Rudolf DATE: 1926 PAGE: 121-127 / BOOK: Der 'Caca-Aca oder Huayna Potosi' Der Alpenfreund R6 zesz 19, München AUTHOR: Dienst Rudolf DATE: 1925 / JOURNAL: Taternik XXIII DATE: 1938-1939 PAGE: Zezyt 2(116), pagE 42 |
| First Ascent Notes | Many sources show Shulze instead Lohse, but the primary source is very clear about it - Research by Guillermo Almaraz |
| Isolation | 61.4km |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Bolivia City | Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Pucarani, El Alto |
| Bolivia Province | Los Andes, Murillo |
| Bolivia Department | La Paz |
| Mountain Range Level 1 | Bolivian Andes |
| Mountain Range Level 2 | Cordillera Oriental de Bolivia |
| Mountain Range Level 3 | Cordillera Real |
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